December 09, 2004
Behzad Ranjbaran's Persian Trilogy
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BEHZAD RANJBARAN: Persian Trilogy, JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra (DE 3336)
For those who favor rich symphonic fare Delos offers Persian-American composer Behzad Ranjbaran's Persian Trilogy. Performed by the virtuoso London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by JoAnn Falletta, to whom two of the pieces are dedicated, these tone poems dazzle with rich orchestrations, exciting rhythms and powerful climaxes, balanced by lyricism and delicate beauty.
The three sections of the Trilogy are entitled Seven Passages, Seemorgh (The Mountain, The Moonlight, The Sunrise) and a ballet score The Blood of Seyavash (The Young Prince and Heir, Seduction by Betrayal, Trial by Fire, Tormented Loyalties, Seeds of Envy, Idyllic Love, Prophecy Fulfilled).
Persian Trilogy was inspired by legends from "Shahnameh" (The Book of Kings), the epic poem written by Persian poet Ferdowsi (c. 940–1020).